WORDLE

Our daughter introduced me to WORDLE a couple of months ago – and like for so many of us it has become a part of the daily morning ritual.  A very satisfying one too, now that I am getting the hang of it!

My initial attempts were frustrating.  I sensed that I very quickly went down the rabbit hole of really debilitating thoughts such as:  “I am so thick”; “everyone does this so easily, and I can’t”; “I am just not good at anything”.  This chatter is rather automatic and familiar, and all too easy to fall prey too.  The emotions that come from this internal chatter are amplified.  

I am aware of these very automatic thoughts that take up far too much head space – especially when I am tackling something that is new to me.  BUT, what I do know is that they are just thoughts – and that is it.  So, the useful tool that I use is to just  ‘NOTICE’ them, remind my self that if 100’s of 1000’s of people can happily ‘get’ the Wordle of the day – then so can I.  And then I breath, remind myself that I AM able, and I just keep going – keep thinking and keep trying KNOWING that I will get there.  And invariably I do!  

Grapple with Wordle, grapple with challenging problems, grapple with relationships … just grapple but importantly remind yourself that you are well able and that you are making progress.  In short, be aware of those unhelpful streams of unedited thinking and take stock of a few realities.  You can do this!